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The depletion of petroleum resources and the intensification of environmental problems have necessitated the development of renewable products from bio-based chemicals instead of petroleum resources. Herein, a new kind of ester lubricating oil …

The elastohydrodynamic (EHD) friction properties of seven ISO VG 320 gear oils including three polyalphaolefins (PAOs), three polyglycols (PG) and a mineral oil have been investigated in rolling/sliding conditions at six different temperatures and …

In this study, spherical and mesoporous NiAl particles (abbreviated as sNiAl and mNiAl) were introduced as lubricant additives into two alkyl-imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs) (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (LB104) and …

The effects of several parameters on the erosive wear were studied using the discrete element method (DEM). The Finnie model was implemented using an open-source code. Regarding the time integration, the Gear algorithm was used, and to ensure the …

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